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Closing ceremony ends Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame has gone out as the Sochi 2014 Games ended with a spectacular closing ceremony. During the celebrations, the Russian organisers made a joke at their own expense when the fifth Olympics "failed" to unfurl

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Sochi closing ceremony makes Olympic ring error gag

Sochi 2014's organisers made a joke at their own expense during the Winter Olympics closing ceremony after the fifth Olympic ring "failed" to unfurl.

The fifth Olympic ring 'fails' to unfurl. Credit: REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Harking back to the opening ceremony moment where a malfunction left the iconic rings one short, dancers in shimmering silver tops formed four perfect rings as one group remained in a tight formation.

The Olympic rings are finally complete. Credit: REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

The audience cheered as the final ring was revealed.

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